Presidential candidate meets OSCE PA Observation MissionFebruary 16, 2013 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader and presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian met Saturday, Feb 16, with the official delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Observation Mission to Armenia, including Head of Mission Tonino Picula, Assembly President Prof. Riccardo Migliori and Deputy Secretary General Tina Schøn, and Andreas Baker, Senior Advisor to the Head of Mission. Hovannisian discussed the issues related to the process and substance of the upcoming presidential elections in Armenia, and stressed the importance of holding free, fair, and legitimate elections on Feb 18. Mr. Hovannisian also addressed questions from the observers and presented the numerous Republican Party violations recorded by his campaign. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |